Rooney, 20, had been due to fly to Germany with the rest of the England World Cup squad on 5 June, returning a week-and-a-half later for the scan.

Eriksson said on Monday: "Rooney is a very special football player, one of the best in the world, but we sometimes forget we have another 22 players in the squad. There is too much talk about Rooney's foot."

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His team mate Rio Ferdinand said England could cope without Rooney on the pitch.

"Obviously if he's not fit it'll be a big blow, but there's players who can come in here and are more than capable of putting on a good show for the country," he said.